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OUR WORST ENEMIES.

The worst enemies to the veterans are not
those who were rebels or Copperheads dur
ing the war. Very many of those who wore
the gray and fought us bravely are now our
good friends, and can be relied on to bear
testimony to the value of the services of
those who saved the country, and to approve
of the Nations doing its duty by them. The
same is true of many who were bitter Cop
perheads. They then believed that the
South was right and the war wrong; they
fought that slavery was a divine institu-
tion, and that the Constitution prohibited
the President from "coercing" State They
have since seen the error of their ways, and
rejoice with us in a country saved from de-
struction, purged of dangerous virus and
raised TO a grandeur that few could have
conceived. They are also willing that the
men who made all this possible by the sacri-
fee of their blood shall be paid some of the
great debt due them.
But the man from whom there is no hope
of decency or justice is the selfish, cold
blooded, low-minded fellow, who cared too
little for any anything outside of his own
mean little interests to be even an active
rebel or Copperhead. He is the fellow that
cannot comprehend how anybody can do
anything for principles sake. He has never
in all his life made single sacrifice for prin-
ciple-he never even felt like doing any such
thing. In his opinion man who would
is fool-an imbecile. He believes or pre-
tends to that nobody went into the army
except to make money, and he is the one
who is most impudent about the soldier
having received every dollar that he was
worth or was entitled TO.
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eriek G. Nichols LIST Art, Aug. "A. and First Lieut.
William II. McNinn, sth Inf, Dot. % The follow
ing named naval officers will also be retired: Rear
Admiral Samuel r.. Franklin. Aug. 24 Rsar-Ad-
miral John Lee Davis Sept 3; Commander William
Gibson, May . Medical Director Jacobs DUNCAN,
Jan. 90 snd Medical Director Samuel 2. Coues
Sept. IL.
Inspeetor-General AbsalOm Baird has been or
dered from Washington to Fort DuChesne Utah,
on public business under special instructions from
the Lieutenant General.
Comrade Otto Freese is aeandidate for postmaster
at CadOtt Wis. His application is largely indorsed
and if faithful service in the army counts for any,
thing he ought to " getthere."
The National tribune., 1887-01-13

JOHN ROACH, the famous builder of iron
ships, died in New York on Monday. His
disease was cancer in the mouth similar to
that which proved fatal to Gen. Grant Mr.
Roach was a man of great enterprise and
unquestioned integrity. His immense works
at Chester, Pa, gave employment to thou
sands of men. Universal sympathy was felt
for him when, some months ago, he was
forced to suspend in consequence of the re-
fusal of the Secretary of the Navy to make
advance payments on the large cruisers Mr..
Roach was building for the Government.
The National tribune., 1887-01-13

Col. d. w. Wear of St. Louis. Mo-, as Chief
of the Southern Division at $1,000 Col. Wear
was gallant officer Of the Missouri Volunteers,
and was until recently Superintendent Of the
Yellowstone Park
Capt. w. J. Hilligsss, of Anderson, Ind, as
Chief of the Mail Division at $1,000 Capt
Hilligass served during the late war as Captain
in the 18th Indiana Volunteers. and was Sc
verely wounded in the battle of Chickamauga.
The Commissioner, in making selections from
the Qualifications of the Civil SERVICE Commits
sion for appointment as eOpyists at 5000, in his
Office, chose Messrs. A. J. PoulsOn, of Missouri
Frederick Tyers. of Kansas, and Neil McNOn-
agile, of Pennsylvania, all wounded soldiers and
pensioners.
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THE M =. Passion AGENCIES.

Mr.. II. C. Bell, Chief of the Agents'
Division of the Pension Bureau, has just
submitted report TO the Commissioner of
Pensions which shows a remarkable state of
efficiency on the part of the several Agents
for the payment of pensions. This report is
based upon the number of pensioners on the
rolls of the several Agencies, Oct. 81, 1886,
and the number of payments made during
the first 10 days of the quarter beginning
Dec. 4, 1896. 1t shows that there were
374, sos pensioners Of all classes on the rolls
Oct. 81, 1886, and that during the first
10 days of the December quarter $780,
327 of these were paid. This is in excess of
80 per cent. of the entire pension roll which
has been paid in the short space of 10
days
The Agency making the highest number
of payments during this period is Columbus
o., with Indianapolis, Ind, good second.
Six of these Is Agencies paid more than 80
per cent. of their entire rolls. They are as
follows: Columbus, o.. 94-24 per cent; In
dianapolis, Ind, 1915 per cent; Augusta,
Me-, 1.9l per cent; Des Moines, Iowa, Ola
per cent; Topeka, Kan, 81 per cent, and
Detroit. Mich, $3.50 per cent. OF the re-
mainder, eight paid more than IS per cent
each, and but four paid less than this pei
cent.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. c, JANUARY Is, Is8;
RECOLLECTIONS OF GEN. GRANT
By His SOn---COl. R. D. Grant.
To Begin Jan. 20, 1887.

The long announced RecOllections Of Gen.
Grant, by his son. Col. Fred. ID. Grant, viii
begin in the issue of THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE for Thursday, Jan. 20, 1887.
These win be the most interesting by far
of all the "reminiscences that have been pub
lished of that greatest Of American soldiers.
Col. Grant was a mere boy when he accom-
named his illustrious father through his
campaigns, but he was keenly observant
boy, and he tells what he saw then in q
fresh, fascinating way that is simply IT.
Tesistible.
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In addition 10 these there were four men
who entered the field as Major-Generals Of
State troops in the first three months serv-
ice, to wit: Charles w. Sanford, New York !;
Robert Patterson, Pennsylvania; George c.
Cadwallader, Pennsylvania. Mcclellan en-
tered the United States service, and is
counted there, leaving the other three TO be
added to the above number, making SEQ in
all.
Eleven Major-Generals and Brevet Major
Generals were killed in battle, TO wit: Kear-
ny, Stevens, Berry, Reynolds Zook, Hays,
Wadsworth, Sedgwick, Mcpherson, Russell,
and Winthrop. Five died of wounds re-
ceived in battle: Reno, Mansfield, Richard
son, Whipple, and Strong. Ten died of dis
eases and other causes: Gibson, Chas F.
Smith, Nelson, Mitchell, Sumner, Buford
Totten, Birney, Ransom, and Morris Total
deaths from all causes &c. OF the ii full
Major-Generals Of the Regular Army all be.
lOnged TO the Regular Army, or had belonged
10 il, and all except Winfield Scott, Wool
and Fremont were graduates of West Point
The Others were Mcclellan, Halleck, Grant
Sherman, Meade, Sheridan, Thomas, and
Hancock. AT the head of the list of los
full Major-Generals of Volunteers stand,
John A. Dix. After him Banks, Butler
Hunter, Morgan (Of New York., Hitchcock
Z. S. Grant, Mcdowell, Burnside, Rosecrans
The National tribune., 1887-01-13
SENATOR COKE.

Wehsve heretofore presented on this page
only the pictures of those whom the COM
rades delight to honor. The portrait we
give below is ofaman of quite another stripe.
1t is that Of Ricard Coke, Senator from
Texas, who was the only man in the United
States Senate to object to giving Mrs. Logan
a pension of $4,000. Mr.. Coke served in the
rebel army as Captain, but his record is
neither extensive nor conspicuous.
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Don Carlos Buell., Pope, Curtis, F. sigel, Nc
Cernand, @. f. Smith, Lew Wallace, Mitch
ell, etc. The last on the list is Giles A. Smith,
whose commission was dated Nov. "a, 1865.
At the head of the list of Brevet Major
Generals is S. X. Zook, and the last Of the
2ss is Col. Jos. B. Kiddoo, of 22d Colored,
whose commission was dated Sept. 4, 1865.
The National tribune., 1887-01-13

THE number of pension certificates issued
during the week ending Jan. 9,.1987, was
as follows: Original, 1,136; increase, 1888; re-
issue, 1877; restoration, g.; duplicate, Is;
accrued, 20; Act of March 3, 1888, 2; Order
of April 3, 1884, 81; Act of March 8, 1885,
4; Act of Aug. A, 1885, 1; Supplemental
Act of Aug. A, 1886, 157. Total, 2,455.
The National tribune., 1887-01-13
GAIL QUIET ALONG THE DANUBE"

GALL QUIET ALONG THE DANUBE"
The diplomatic farce that is being played
with potentates and statesmen as actors:
The Queen of England:
My Lords and Gentlemen, take great pleasure
in assuring you that my Government maintains
the most friendly and cordial relations with all the
Powers.
English Ministry:
Lords and Gentlemen the greatly increased esti-
mates for the Army and Navy which we lay before
you, are rendered necessary in view of contingent
cies which are liable TO occur at any time. Her
Majestys land and naval forces must be placed at
once in the highest condition Of efficiency.
The French President,
Ia Republque c'est paIx.
Gables from Paris:
All the troops are being armed with new and
greaily-improyed repeating rides at an expense OF
100000.
Preparations are being made to have all the army
corps ready for instant mobilization.
The Emperor of Germany:
Germany is living in a state of profound peace.
She is menaced nowhere.
Prince Bismarck to the Reichstag:
Unless the bill granting extraordinary supplies
and permitting the Army to be increased Mt once
to COO 900 men is passed Immediately. shall dis
solve the ReiehstaS and appeal to the country
Germany must be in shape before Easter to en-
counter whatever may happen.
Emperor of Austro- Hungary:
His Majesty congratulates his faithful and loving
subjects upon the strong prospects of continuance
of the peace which now blesses Europe.
Austro-Hungarian Premier:
The Empire must be put at once into a condition
| TO guard the National honor and dignity and
maintain our rights wherever they mny be as
sailed.
The Car of Russia TO Kaiser Wilhelm:
I most cordially reeiprocate your Majesty's ear
nest wish for the maintenance Of peace.
kilograms from st. Petersburg and else
where:
Several army corps have been modified and
| taken up position near Odessa
Russia is making contracts for 100 new torpedo
boats.
All the shipping in the Black Sea is being In
spected by Russian officers, with reference to CON
version into transports.
| An unusual amount Of work Is going on on the
| Notifications about Sevastopol.
| Russian officers on furlough notified to be
ready TO rejon their regiments at an hours notice
King of Italy:
have every confidence in the preservation Of
the peace of Europe.
Telegram from Rome:
There are assertions that the Vatican has entered
| into an agreement with the Prince Of Monaco. by
which in case Of outbreak of any war in which
Italy would be concerned, the Pope, with his Car
dinals and Bishops would take up his residence in
| that Principally, etc.
So it goes every day and every week.
The National tribune., 1887-01-13

THE gentlemen who are firm in the belief
that the use of tobacco shortens life will now
have a strong additional argument. OF the
- persons in the smoking-car in the recent
terrible accident in Ohio bat one escaped
alive.
The National tribune., 1887-01-13

Sir GARNEr WoLsELEY, who saw about
or much fighting in Egypt ne John A. Lo.
gan did AT Belmont, gets Sl3,5O0 year from
Che grateful and appreciEtiye English people
The National tribune., 1887-01-13
MAJoR-GENERALs.

A correspondent wrote us few days ago
asking certain questions about Major-Gen-
erals, and in looking up the matter we came
across variety Of information that we inn
agine may interest all our readers
In the first place, few suppose that there
were nearly 600 men who gained the right
TO wear the double star during the war Of
the rebellion. There were
The National tribune., 1887-01-13

MISS WINNIE DAVIS remarks that she
found "more enterprise in the North than
she anticipated Her pa might make the
same remark with much more reason
The National tribune., 1887-01-13

THE astronomers say there will be four
eclipses this year. Last year they failed to
predict the greatest of all of them-that of
Hon. w. r. Morrison.
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GEN. uovEY's LETTER.
NENs NV Ii . LGA AEb-
JOSEPH ID. MCCLURE.

JOSEPH ID. MCCLURE.
DEAR SIR. am in receipt of yours of the 10th OF
October, and hasten TO reply. am in favor of the
soldiers in every view that can be presented They
have been shanefuly treated, and have made
several speeches at soldiers Reunions in which 1
have advocated that every soldier who has been
paid in greenbaclls which were really only worth
about IS cents should be paid 65 cents more for
every dollar which was paid 20 him in that cur
rency. / am in favor OF full pension for every
soldier who served in the army. whether he was
wounded or not Nearly every man who served
has been wounded In his constitution. shall do
ali can if elected to serve my old comrades.
Yours truly, ALVIN T.. HovEY.
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HOW OUR CoNGRESsMEN ANSWER

HOW OUR CONGRESSNIEN ANSWER
Comrade George Nichols, of GA Gates
Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, sends his cordial
New Years greetings to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE and its editorial staff, and with it
the following letter from Hon. S. V. White,
Congressman elect from that city:
BROOKLYN, Oct. q, 1885.
GEORGE NICHOLS. Esq.
MY DEAR SIR: Replying TO your note Of yester-
day have 10 say that man realizes more fully
q think than do the debt which this country
owes 10 its defenders in the for Its overthrow
by rebellion and that trust no man In II Is more
ready to pay such debt than /.
To that end give hearty yesi 20 the recon-
mendations of the National Pension Committee.
Faithfully, yours, 5. V. WHITE
Comrade Joseph ID. Mcclure, of Evans
vile, Ind, writes:
Here Is what our dear old comade. Gen. Alvin
p Hovey our Representaiive-elect from the First
District of Indiana, says. We old soldiers joined
together and elected him, believing that he would
serve his country in civil life well as he had in
the field
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GET ready a crown of laurel for Henry
George. George Hutchins, of New Jersey,
left him his estate, valued AT $780, OO to use in
publishing and circulating his writings
Mr.. George, learning that this beqnest would
leave Mrs. Hutchins poor, has declined the
legacy.
The National tribune., 1887-01-13
FUND FOR MRS. LOGAN.

The fund for the benefit of Mrs Logan has
now reached an aggregate of nearly $4,000.
The following are the principal subscribers ::
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ISLAND No. 10.
by MAJ.-GEN. JOHN POPE.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has 10 congrat-
ulate its readers upon another brilliant adj
ditiOn TO the galaxy Of distinguished con-
tributOEs il has heretofore announced. Maj
Gen. John Pope has sent us, in response 10
our request, an admirably written account
of the campaign which resulted in the cap
ture of New Madrid and Island No. 10
This was one Of the most admirably planned
and conducted campaigns of the war, and its
swift and complete success electrified the
Nation. This is the first time that correct
history Of the movement has ever been
printed. Gen. Pope is an admirable writer,
and his account is Of fascinating interest.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has secured
Cor its columns by far the ablest array OF
writers Of any paper in the country. No
other can even approach il in the number OF
distinguished men who select its columns
through which 10 address the great mass Of
our people. No other weekly paper in the
country is read by so many people.
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English Ministry:

Lords and Gentlemen, the greatly increased esti-
mates for the Army and Navy which we lay before
you, rendered necessary in view of continsen-
ces which are liable TO occur at any time. Her
Majesty's land and naval forces must be placed at
once in the highest condition Of efficiency.
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My Lords and Gentlemen, take great pleasure
in assuring you that my Government maintains
the most friendly and cordial relations with all the
Powers.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-15
The CANADIAN CLUB
EKPRgasEs ITSELF THROUGH
Irs ,PREsIDEar UPON
The Fisheries Question--Hesa says the
Parliament OF ottawa should he
Imbued with Responsibility.

NEW YORK, April 14.-At the annual
meeting OF the Canadian Club, which
occurred last evening a, the club
house, officers were elected for the
coming year. Mr.. Erastus Wiman,
who was reelected president OF the
club, made an address in which he re-
ferred to the present relations OF the
United States with Canada. Mr..
Wiman thought that the present was
most critical period In the history OF
the connection between the two coun
tries. 1t was, 10 his opinion, almost
impossible 10 overestimate the i'm
poItance of the occurrences OF the
next few weeks. He thought that II
tbs object sought by Canada in her
strict enforcement OF the exactions oil
obsolete regulation and the denial to
AmeriCa An vessels OF the privileges en-.
ioyed by Canadian vessels the world
over was the payment by the United
States OF an award similar to the Halt
fax award, IL ought to be understood
once for all that the American people
will never grant any such. There II
no way 10 adius successfully the re
lstiong OF the two countries, Mr.
Wiman thought, but by means o
thorough reciprocity between them
such as was suggested by the bill be
fors Congress, offered by Mr.. Butter
worth, OF Ohio. "That The govern
ment and Parliament at Ottawa MAJ
be duly imbued with the responai
biities OF the hour" he said, ii
surely the prayer OF every CANADIAN
resident In this country"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-15
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-15
SNATCHED FROM DEATH
A PATIENT DYING WITH CON.
SUMPTION REsUsOITATED
ny the AdministratiOB Of sulphur
cited Hydrogen and Car
bOnie Acid Gases.

New YoRK, April IA special to
the 7rikane from New Orleans says:
The medical fraternity OF the city is
considerably excited over the case oil
Mrs. IL. w. Albers, whose death with
In few days from salloping consump.
ton was declared as certain by several
leading physicians q month ego, but
who 10 now apparently on the road to
complete recovery. She is the wife OF
A. w. Albers, a prominentdrugRist Of
this city. When all the doctors had
given her up, Mr.. Albers determined
TO try oarbonic acid gas and sulphur
cited by rogen gas as frat administered
by Prof. Bergen, OF Lyons, Fraece,
and recently experimental with at the
hospital In Philadelphia. Two-thirds
OF Mrs. Albsr's left lung were de-
slroyed when the treatment was be-
guu, with an improvised apparatus. ON
March 26th. Result OF fret weeks
gain Of one pound clear. A. the end
Of the second week, gain in weight
OF two and one.halt pounds,
making clear gain Of three and one
half pounds for two weeks. Ole OF
the features was that the temperature
which, upon the administration OF the
gas, nhowed fever OF llZ'
declined in half an hour 10
9S'. A sudden drop OF 4
was followed by craving for food
witch seemed to agree perfectly with
the patient, and in turn followed il
half an hour by drowsy sensation
prompting the patient to sleep, waken
ing from which she had perfectly
res fol feeling. The gas reaches thu
lungs within ten minutes after admin
istration, and is clearly discernable OF
the breath by the characteristic odo
OF the sulphuretted hydrogen which
ia used.
The apparatus used by Mr.. Alder
was improvised by himself and Is aim
Pile, consisting of two rather larg
sized bottlee, one containing the in
gradients for making cArbenic acid 20
and the other charged to generate sui
phuretted hydrogen gas. The bottle
are connected by means OF small rub
Der tubes and the gas is collected o
stored in a large bag similar to tn
dangling gaa bags" used by dentiatl
The ga, 6nds an exit through rubbe
tube ending in syringe.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-15
.THE VERY Bad "BRAKE"
OF The PANHANDLE RAILROAD
BRAKEMRN
Throws Them Out OF the Panhandle
Into the Fire-AdditiOnal Ar.
rests Made Daily.

PITTsBURG, Pa, April l4.-Some new
points in the Wholesale Panhandle
railroad robbery we're developed to-
day. The detectives having the mat.
ter in charge are very Teticenf, but
C aim to have evidence that will lead
to the conviction Of a number Of men
who have not yet been arrested. De-
tective GilkinsoD, In conversation
with reporter this morning, said:
"a leading tailor solicited an inter
view with me yesterday, saying he
thought he was making up some
stolen goods for trainmen. / went
down and found a pair OF pantaloons
that he was just completing for John
Kirkwood, who Is under arrest. The
goods were stolen from train. An.
other suit he had made was for John
X. Mullen, also under arrest. This
quit Is made out OF cloth intended for
a lsdy's suit. II looked very fine, but
the cost Of making the suit was more
than the cloth Is worth. The man
WHO stole 1t must have been fool not
to know that. The same tailor is
making up q suit OF the fines En-
glish worsted ever imported. 1t is
what is called "twenty-four ounce
goods" The suit Is worth about SIS.
The man who ordered 1t has not yet
been arrested and does not know that
he Is suspected. We will arrest him
In short time, and until then will not
mention his name. found that there
are number OF men implicated in the
robbery who have not yet been ar.
rested. We will get them all" The
officers who left here yesterday cap
tured Joseph Stephenson and John
Smith, two more Of the alleged thieves,
at Beaver Falls, Pa. They were aboard
Lake Erie freight train as brakemen.
As soon as they saw the officers they
left the train and ran to the woods
but were pursued and captured. Two
Others escaped from the same train
The two arrested hail from Youngs.
town. There Is more or less confidence
expressed among the friends OF thu
imprisoned men that not enough
evidence can be produced t
secure conviction, but there will
be number OF witnesses a
any rate. Detective Gilkinsor
says that fully 800 witnesses would b.
subpenaed, coming from all parts o
the country. 1t is said that the rail
road company will only press the suit
against those Of its imprisoned EN-
ployes who have more than one charR
against them, having decided to Us
as Witnesses many who are now in Jail
The defense will rely largely on tn
matter of doubtful identity, holdiD
that In the darkness 1t is impossible t
clearly identify the faces OF people
especially when those faces are GOV
cred with the grim and grease OF thei
trains,
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A RACE HORSE DEAD.
Asfaltus Meets with an Accident
That Necessitates HIS
Betng Killed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 14.-Asfaltus,
bay colt by King Ban, the property
OF Amos @. McCampbell, met with an
accident at the Jockey Club race course
this morning which neoessitated bis
being shot, also giving his jockey
Charley Taylor, very serious injuries
About 8 e.alock he was exercising with
another horse from the MCCampbell
stable. they had reached the quarter
pole, when Asfaltus swerved and
slipped. Taylor had heavy whip,
and brought the butt Of it down heavily
between the horse's ears, causing hin
TO fall to his knees, and in doing TO &c
break one OF his legs. The horse fell
upon Taylor, and in falling obstructet
the way OF the horse accompanying
him 80 that 10 and his jockey botf
fell upon Taylor. Taylor may recover
There Was no hope CT saving Asfatus
and he was shot. Asfaltus was three
year old, a candidate for the Derby
and was getting into good form for tn
Lexington meeting.